The K-pop star slotxo Sowon apologized through her management team after posting a photo of herself wearing a Nazi uniform on her Instagram page.Sowon, a member of girl group GFriend, deleted the post "when she understands the importance of pictures" according to a source music statement released on Monday.Sowon "was shocked and immediately deleted the picture," the company said.
"She was in pain and felt a great responsibility to post the photo," reads the post.

The picture was taken in November when GFriend was shot at a coffee shop, Source Music said.The staff "didn't feel that there was a problem with the dress on the model" and the stills from the shooting were still available for use on Sunday.We apologize for not being able to detect inappropriate props in scenes, nor have they been able to filter them in detail during filming and uploading, and our failure to pay close attention to historical facts and social issues. "We apologize for causing dissatisfaction through video and still images.

Some social media users have criticized Sophon for her post.Nazis are not friends or people you can cuddle or look lovingly, they are killers. They killed 6 million Jews out of 1.5 million Jewish children," wrote one Twitter user.However, many Korean fans defended the singer.Honestly, if you're not interested in world history, most Koreans won't notice. But she's a public figure and it's true that she is careless. ”“ It's just a little criticism and apologizing and don't do it again.
Swon has over 800,000 followers on Instagram. She is the sixth oldest member of GFriend who won the 2017 MTV Europe music award for Best Korean Performance.

In 2019, GFriend's management company Source Music was acquired by Big Hit Entertainment. Which manages the K-pop supergroup BTS In November 2018, Jewish human rights group Simon Wiesenthal Center criticized BTS for wearing a hat with Nazi symbols.The center accused the popular K-pop group wearing a hat depicting the head of the SS, the organization that ran Nazi concentration camps.Later, Big Hit Entertainment offered a "sincere apology" for "causing pain and suffering to anyone accidentally affected" by the group's clothing choices.